By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 30, 2025 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: experienced lawyer, lawyer, legal experience matters in my case | Comments Off on Legal Experience Matters
Legal Experience Matters When you are facing a workers’ compensation claim or a Social Security Disability case, the outcome often turns on details that are not obvious at first glance. These are areas of law shaped by statutes, regulations, medical evidence, and decades of case law. Experience matters because it teaches you how those details Read More
Read More
Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Over the 30+ years in which I have handled claims for Social Security Disability benefits, I have heard many stories from family members about loved ones who suffer with schizophrenia that hurts your heart. Stories of talking and screaming at people who were not present. Running away from their home Read More
Read More
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Alabama Injured workers in Alabama who suffer a compensable job-related injury may be entitled to several different types of workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, many injured workers are never fully informed about what benefits are available to them. For that reason, even after a seemingly minor injury, it can be helpful Read More
Read More
What can I do if I don’t like the company doctor? It is something we hear from clients and prospective clients who have an Alabama workers compensation claim; “I don’t like the company doctor workers’ compensation is making me see,” or “I want another doctor to treat me.” For whatever reason, the injured worker does Read More
Read More
What can I do if the adjuster won’t authorize my medication “Workers’ comp won’t approve the medication my doctor prescribed.” This is one of the most common and frustrating complaints we hear from injured workers in Alabama. It is not limited to prescriptions. Delays and denials frequently involve MRIs, surgical recommendations, pain management referrals, and Read More
Read More
You don’t pay unless we win Like many Alabamians, whenever my wife and I are watching the news, I see a slew of ads on tv from law firms here in Alabama that talk about how they won’t take a fee unless they recover for their clients in a work injury claim or a claim Read More
Read More
What if I Tested Positive in post injury drug screen, do I still have a claim? The attorneys of Powell and Denny both have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama workers compensation claims, and we have had a lot of cases where the injured worker “failed” a post-injury drug screen test. Most tested positive Read More
Read More
What is the Profession in Alabama with the most back injuries? Healthcare The attorneys at Powell and Denny each have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama Workers’ Compensation cases, and we have handled hundreds and hundreds of claims where the worker has suffered a back injury (e.g. a herniated disc), which makes sense as Read More
Read More
Does it matter where my job injury occurred? The lawyers at Powell and Denny have both handled Alabama Work Injury claims for over 30 years, and we have heard a lot of questions from injured workers contacting us with questions about their workers compensation claim. One that we hear from time to time is “does Read More
Read More
You’re not a nobody to Powell and Denny I was trying to relax the other evening with my wife watching the television, when yet another lawyer commercial came on which I have been seeing a lot of lately, and this one did get under my skin. One firm out of Florida who loves to talk Read More
Read More